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And she's funny:

(Interview from the New Statesmen)

1 Does art make a difference?
Aw, sure. Of course there are degrees of extremity to the potential change that art can effect, depending on how many people are able to engage with it. The Beatles made a huge difference in the world. But Henry Darger, Jeff McKissack, Karen Dalton, Pauline Oliveros, Kenneth Patchen – there are so many folks who have made great art and not gotten massively famous for it, yet I think there are all sorts of ways their work informs and shapes other people’s work, and brains, and decisions.

2 Should politics and art mix?
Well, everything mixes, the New Statesman! That’s like asking if a knee-reflex hammer and a quadriceps tendon should “mix”.

3 Is your work for the many or for the few?
That’s for the many/few to say. I just crank out the hot jams.

4 If you were world leader, what would be your first law?
Gravity. I feel like we need to tighten up the constitutional protections that particular law enjoys. It’s a ticking time bomb, if you ask me.

5 Who would be your top advisers?
Cute angel on one shoulder, cute devil on the other.

6What, if anything, would you censor?
Maybe we could all agree to not bust each other’s chops all cut-dang day.

7 If you had to banish one public figure, who would it be?
don’t know, banishment might be a little extreme, but I’d sure like to take that Stephen Hawking dude down a notch or two. Right? Are you with me?

8 What are the rules that you live by?
Basically, “bros before hos”. I feel like if you stay true to that, everything else just kind of falls into place.

10 Are we all doomed?
If we keep our expectations pretty low I think we might be fine. I mean, we’re definitely all dying at some point. There’s no getting around that. But between now and then, things might start looking up!

Re: Joanna Newsom Appreciation Thread

her Australian label is droppin' bombs

Joanna Newsom ‘Have One On Me’ – February 19 on Spunk

Today, Spunk is thrilled to announce the forthcoming Joanna Newsom album ‘Have One On Me’, due for release February 19. This is Joanna’s third full length album and is a sophisticated and enchanting collection of work from this unparalleled talent. Her last record ‘Ys’ was a conceptual masterpiece of ethereal harp, lush vocals and expansive, complex orchestrations arranged by Van Dyke Parks, and was recently voted one of the Albums of the Decade by Pitchfork and Mojo Magazine.

The album is released in Australia via Spunk February 19, and released the rest of the world February 23.

Re: Joanna Newsom Appreciation Thread

Originally Posted by dorkfish

her Australian label is droppin' bombs

Joanna Newsom ‘Have One On Me’ – February 19 on Spunk

Today, Spunk is thrilled to announce the forthcoming Joanna Newsom album ‘Have One On Me’, due for release February 19. This is Joanna’s third full length album and is a sophisticated and enchanting collection of work from this unparalleled talent. Her last record ‘Ys’ was a conceptual masterpiece of ethereal harp, lush vocals and expansive, complex orchestrations arranged by Van Dyke Parks, and was recently voted one of the Albums of the Decade by Pitchfork and Mojo Magazine.

The album is released in Australia via Spunk February 19, and released the rest of the world February 23.

Re: Joanna Newsom Appreciation Thread

According to some message board hearsay, Joanna Newsom’s upcoming Have One On Me was mixed and mastered at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio studios — but not by Steve, who produced Ys. (So why the trip to Japan? Recording with Jim O’Rourke, perhaps, but not mixing?) But more interestingly, the anonymous engineer said the album will be quite long — so perhaps her two-and-a-half hour preview in Big Sur last year wasn’t just a tease.

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I had heard Joanna's name mentioned several times before, but had never listened to her material before last weekend. Ys was my first taste of her, and I really enjoyed it. I can see how some are put off by her voice, but I think it fits her voice perfectly and can't wait to see her when she comes to town next.

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Just got a couple CDs by Joanna Newsom. She has a little girl accent, but I love the harp enough to look past that. Also, I think that first picture of her shows her talent greatly. I mean, look at those bent fingers. Those things are like spiders for the harp.

Originally Posted by canexplain

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